The house hunt is on

Hello everyone!!!

I haven't had anything new going on or worth blogging about until now, so sorry all you 3 dedicated readers lol j/k.

Since the government is offering the 8,000 dollar tax credit everyone has been urging Jon and I to really take advantage of this opportunity so finally I talked with a loan agent to even see if it was possible for us. Well guess what!? It is.
I have been glued to the computer going over all the different houses. I am feeling excited,scared,frustrated and many other things right now but more so excited because I want a cute little house of our own and a darn puppy! Yay!
If anyone has any advice or has furniture or appliances they would like to donate or sell for a good price let me know. Keep us in your prayers that we might be patient and understand with each other as well as find what we are looking for.

Free things don't last.

Recently my blog that I was hosting on 07x.net started having ads interlaced into the web code. Sadly my sister informed me the ads were very in appropriate as well. I know a lot of you are heart broken over this, sense you were all visiting it so religiously anyway. (HaHa)
Anyway I am going to fool around with setting up an extra computer into a server and just host my own stuff for the time being. Tell then I will just comment here if I have anything to say. Jon

In Memorium

I wanted to post a memorium for my old coworker and friend Don Ostler and his little girl Gwyndalyn. I was shocked to hear of this terrible tragedy. I feel bad that I was unaware of this happening and have such a pain in my heart for Don and his daughter. We should be more aware of life events and news that occur because it could be someone we know and care about that is effected. I was visiting Sam's club where I use to work and one of my old co workers asked if I heard about Don from optical dept being killed. I was like WHAT!?!?
Don always greeted you with a smile and I never saw him down. The last time I saw him was at our wedding, Jon remembers that he was just an all around nice guy. One article I read stated that Don walked his daughter to school everyday and on their way home they were joined by many other children that enjoyed walking with the two. This brought a smile to my face because that is the kind of person Don was, so pleasent to be around.
My thoughts and prayers are with the Ostler family as I am sure they are going through a difficult healing process.

Don Ostler April 1978- May 2007
Gwyndalyn Ostler June 2001-May 2007

A father and his young daughter walking together across 1300 East in a school crosswalk were hit and killed by a motorist Monday afternoon.

Just before 12:30 p.m., the two pedestrians had almost made it across four lanes of 1300 East near 5300 South when they were struck and thrown several feet.

The right side of the windshield of the car that struck them was smashed. Don Ostler, 29, and his 5-year-old daughter, Gwyndalyn, were pronounced dead at the scene.

"It's horrible," Murray police detective Kenny Bass said. "I don't ever want to hear anything like this."

As accident crews questioned witnesses and took measurements for their investigation, a pair of small shoes lay near the crosswalk with an orange evidence cone on top of them.

An 86-year-old man was the driver of the vehicle who struck the two people. He was being questioned by detectives. As of Monday afternoon, his name had not been released.

Police investigators planned to send their accident report to the Salt Lake District Attorney's Office to determine if any charges should be filed against the driver.

Twin Peaks Elementary School is near where the accident occurred. There is a crosswalk, and road signs notify drivers that a crosswalk used by schoolchildren is nearby. The accident happened at a time when students are not usually walking to or from school, Bass said, so the yellow flashing lights were not on, and no crossing guard was on duty.

Initial reports indicate speed does not seem to be a factor in the accident. The speed limit on that stretch of road is 35 mph. The road between 5600 South and the Van Winkle Expressway, which was shut down while the accident was investigated, is long and straight and apparently does not have any obstructions to block a driver's view.

posted by: Ashley

Thanksgiving in Oregon -- by request :o)

We had a great time in Oregon, thanks to Kaelene and Reggie!

The temple looks so amazing this time of year surrounded
by all the twinkling Christmas lights.

Jon's new blog

Hey everybody I am starting up my own blog again. Hoping to keep this one more up to date (hehe). The web address for it will be blisle.07x.net for now. 07x.net has an offer for free web storage so I am given it a shot. Anyway just thought I would drop you all a line.

Addition to Jon's post

I want everyone to be rest assured Jon and I have not been laid off or anything just in a pinch right now. I wanted to let you know what exactly has been going on. We came back from Oregon and my first day at work I learned we might not be working Mondays in the month of December. Every Wednesday our production manager would let us know for the following week if we were to come in. Well this Wednesday He said and I quote " I have good news and bad news, which would you like first? You will not be working Monday but you wont be coming in Friday as well." Now I want to know how that is good news and bad seems more like bad and worse. For those of us who have used up our vacation time are not getting paid and others are having to use up all there time for these unplanned days off. We also have been told the plant will be shutting down for 3 days after Christmas and we are fearing out they may shut down early starting on the 22nd because we would have normally worked 2 days that week anyway. That would mean 5 days unpaid :o( talk about Man Down!!! Anyways I tell Jon at least we've got our health, family and each other.